Shoe buckle



s. M. RIKER' SHOE BUCKLE April 22, 1930.

Fild June 15,

ATTORNEY@ j YPatented Apr'. v.1930' s1-Ares;

.. SAMUEL Msnrxnnqor CHESTER, NEWy :rnnsEY w l sHoE BUckLE.

V.Application ifiledi'lun'e 15,

Y' Thisv invention relates, generally, .toY imf v provements in shoe-buckles orclasps ;A and has l after once being adjusted may be quickly fastened and unfastened without disturbingthe adjustment thereof.V 1j i' I 4'I-he'invention has fora further object to provide a novel vadjustable.buckle structure 'y for slipper orshoe strapshavingl aneasily manipulatable means for fastening and unfastening the strap, whichl means also serves krwhen in fastened `condition to automatically draw the strap `into asnug and across the foot of theV wearer. y

Other objects of this invention, not at this secure llit time more'particularly enumerated,will be f clearly understood yfromv thefollowing detailed descriptionl ofthe same.

rlphe inventionis clearly illustrated in the Y accompanying drawings, in .whichz-f Figure 1 is a perspective view of a slipper as it appears on the foot ofthe wearer, said slipper having in connection Ywith its fas-1 tening strap the novel buckle lor clasp made according to and embodying theY principles of this invention. l l Y Y Figure 2. is an. enlarged plan view 'of the buckle yor clasp in closed or fastened condi- ;tion; Figure 3 is a'bottom plan view of the y same; Figure 4 is a longitudinal section V through the same, takenv on line 4-4 in Figure 2; Figure 5 is a.sect1onal.view, similar to ythat shown vin Figure 4, but showing the j buckle or clasp in released position; and Figure 6 is a cross section, taken on line 6 6 in Fi re 4. y imilar characters Vof reference are employedin all vof the hereinabove described i views, to indicate corresponding parts.Vv

Referring now to the drawings, the reference characterlO indicates a yslipper or similar article of foot-wear, having a fastening strap 11 suitably anchored by one endy to 192s.k serial 1,126,285,591. A

the margin fof "onel side thereofffso` 'as tdbe* engageable vacross the instep ofthe wearers' foot, andhavin'g suitably secured'to the mar-` gin'jof the opposite side thereof a loop-member' or the likel 12, with which may be en- `gaged'and disengaged at will the novel buckle' or clasp device of this invention, whichis adj justably connected with the free Vendy of theV fastening strap 11. j 1

The 'novel buckle or clasp device, according to'thisj invention, comprises abase-plate-l having arear end-portion 14 provided 'with spaced transverse slots 15 and 16 yto form anl v inner cross-bar'land an outer cross-bar 18.

The forward end'portion of said base-plate provided with laterally spaced vapartV rear;

'wardly extendingcutaway portions or open endedV slots 19Vwliichdefine, at the respective outer sides vof said forward end portion, sup-k porting'arms 2Ov and intermediate said arms a spring leaf 21, all integralwith -said-v for'-v ward end portionof the 'base-"plate and upwardly off-set from thev plane of the latter Y as shown. The supporting arms 2O termi- Y nate at theirfouter extremitiesv in bearing Vears or knuckles 22. The'reference character' 23indicate's aclasp member or tongue having its base-portion 24 `downwardly' 'and rear wardly turned thereunder, thus. forming a hook-like vor bowed clasping-portion 25. Said base-portion is preferably of reduced width base-plate 131iy Oppositely projecting yfrom the sides of said base-portion 24 are the pivots `or ournal studs 26 which arel engaged infsaid bearing ears or knuckles 22-to thus pivotallyl interconnect said clasp member or tonguey in.'

operative assembled connection with said 'base-plate 13.v Said clasp member or tongue vis further provided in connection 'with its base-portion 24'witlr'a rearwardly extending vso as Ito, extend Abetween the arms 20 of the adA impingementflugf'27jover andupon which tongue and base-plateare operatively 'assem-V bled together, the 'former may be turned-.on

ythe latter .as a fulcrumEfto'either extended open` position v(as vshown Y in 'Figure 5).;01- to closed'positiontas shown-in Figure 4) being yieldably held in eitherfof said positions, to

lbears thefree endof the .springleaf 21 of Y said base-plate. When the clasp memberor which it may have been moved, by the tensional pressure of the spring leaf 2l on the imthe latter and the main body of the strap. ItV

will be obvious that by an adjustment of the strap to. thus engage a greater Or less portion of the free end thereof that the effective length of the strap. may be shortened or lengthenedr as conditions may require, and that, when the strap is thus adjusted, its connected relation to the buckle vor clasp: device will be maintained by the snllbbedcondition of the strap, around the retainingcross` bars 17and18. L

1When the buckle or clasp device has been suitably adjusted in its connected relation with the fastening strap, the same may be C011- nected or disconnected at will with the loopmember 12,. To operatively engage the strap v'across the instep, of the wearer of the slipper l0, so as to fastenlthesame in holding condi tion and extension from one side of the slip.-

per to the other, the clasp member or tongue 23 is swung on its pivotal connection to open. position, and the free end thereof isinserted` upwardly through thev loop-member 12 (as indicated in Figure The clasp member or tonguel is thereupon swung rearwardly to operative Closed position (as Vindioated 1n Figure 4). In thus swinging the clasp; menig4 ber or tongue to, closed position, a'leverage action is exertedthereby-whiehracts mutually on thestrap end and on the4 loop-membl, tending toV draw these parts. tow-ardf` one other, and. resultingv in a Snug closely fitting engagement of. the strap across the, weavers instep, While at the same tlm@ also drawing the sides of thej slipper snugly against the Wearers foot. lt will be observed', that, Qoe

= the clasp-member orf tongue is closed, the

pressure of the spring-leaf 2,11 onthe impingie'-= ment lug 27 tends t0 vH13-lili?am the Sgm@ such closed condition and against, accidental opening, so'that a secure fastening o f. the] 1- strap between the sides of; 4the slipper-is asf sured', while at the sametime. the. impingef.

ment lug 2 and the adjoining Prt ofthe claspy member lies Within the plane the. base-plate, thus providing a comparatively smooth under -surf-acetothe devine as a Whole, where it bears against thelfootoffthe wearer.

From the above clesorpton it will be under-- ifraeoe `strap to conform to the requirements of the contours of the foot of the wearer, but alsoV furnishes an exceedingly quick and easily manipulated means for arranging the strap in fastened or unfastened condition.

As many changes could be made in the illustrailed. above, described construction and many Widely olierent embodiments. of lthis invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended Ythat all matterA contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. j

l. claim :-f- Y In a device of the. kind desorbed, a baseplate havingat oneend aplurality of slots 1 y t0 ,Provido'ineans t0- ad'justably @Genest ,al Strap @11d thereto, said baseplat-e rlowing- Ya pair of rlaterally spaced bearing arms longitudinallyv extending from. its, opposite; end and upwardly off-set from the vplane of said base-plate, said base-platefurtlier having a longitudinali leaf spring betweennsaict arms andalsoupwardly off-set from the plane Vof said basefplate, a hook-shaped claspetongue having pivot studs` extending from its base and journaled in said bearingvarms said claspetongue further having a rearwardly projecting impingement lug underlying said f leaf spring whereby said clasp-tongue Avis yieldably retailled; in closed position, with its stood, .that thenovel'bookle orfelasp devi-ce Y of this invention not only providesl am for adjusting the A'length of, the 

